Destination: Australia

Photos: Going os

Sun, 21 Jul 2013 | By asteinthal | Photo Gallery

20/07/2013 Goldwire Rest Area (FC #10)

Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By pauline | Views [733]

Still windy at 80 mile beach. Headed off towards Broome and topped up my fuel at Sandfire roadhouse. Couldnt believe the queues for fuel there. Had lunch at Stanley Rest Area. Decided against Barn Hill station as it would be just as windy as 80 Mile ... Read more >

Tags: broome, kimberley, western australia

Verdon Gorge, Milan

Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By chstone | Views [443]

Verdon Gorge After the tour we headed to the Verdon Gorge the largest gorge in the whole of Europe. The roads were very narrow, dropping off a couple of hundred meter on one side without and protective barriers preventing you from going over the edge.... Read more >

Photos: New Zealand

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 | By welcometomyworld | Photo Gallery

19/07/2013 80 Mile Beach

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 | By pauline | Views [387]

  Early start caused by a lot of movement by workers to get on the road early.  Had a look around the ship loading area of Port Hedland  and got talking to a young Singaporean guy who worked on the ships. The iron ore comes here ... Read more >

Le Tour de France

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 | By chstone | Views [412]

Driving on the opposite side of the road, on the opposite side of the car and changing gears with you non dominant hand was at first something you had to constantly think about but as time went on it was second nature. It did take a bit of time getting ... Read more >

18/07/2013 South Hedland

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 | By pauline | Views [437]

My decision to head off to Broome came suddenly this  morning when I awoke to my tent being buffeted in the wind. It was time to leave Karratha and my little Peninsula at  Cleaverville.  Work had not eventuated, accommodation prices ... Read more >

Day 1/2: Paris

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 | By deanm | Views [629] | Comments [2]

I finally landed at CDG after 24 hours of traveling and had no problem getting into the city. Got to Gare Du Nord  train station and thats when it really hit me. This train station is massive, it took me 10 minutes to find my way out. I left Gare ... Read more >

Tags: eiffel tower, france, louvre, my feet fucking hurt, paris

02/07/2013 -17/07/2013 Cleaverville (near Karratha)

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 | By pauline | Views [1133] | Comments [1]

After the 3 nights maximum stay at Dampier I moved with 4 others Jodi, Ian, Leo and Annie to Cleaverville  bush camp 25 km north of Karratha along a dirt road and right on the sea. My tent overlooked my own 'peninsula' complete with the brilliant ... Read more >

Paris

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 | By chstone | Views [439]

Sunday night we flew back to Beijing from Shanghai and what a debarkle that was!!!. Our flight was delayed an hour already then we took off and landed in Beijing. We sat on the tarmac in Beijing for 2 hours before they let us off the plane due to torrential ... Read more >

Photos: North Queensland II

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Photo Gallery

Signing Out of Australia

Mon, 15 Jul 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [789]

Comfort zone. That place where we feel most at ease - familiar, understanding our surroundings and our expectations, daring to believe we have a degree of control in our daily lives. Travel to different cultures challenges us to step outside of all ... Read more >

Tags: australia, backpacking, cairns, comfort zone, great barrier reef, mission beach, port douglas, travel buddies, tropical

Photos: Australia

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 | By danieller | Photo Gallery

Counting Down

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 | By avachtdave_janine | Views [157]

Well after 2 years of planning our trip is finally becoming a reality.  When planning it was just David & myself but as time went by Graeme  & Faye have decided to join us on our adventure to the Kimberley`s.

Hostel Review

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 | By nikki_morf | Views [256]

So I've decided to review a couple of hostels that I have stayed in over the past few years. These are only a few mainly cause I cant remember all the names!! I'm gunna write bout my favs 1st then go down the list. So far my fav has been the La Maison ... Read more >